Meaning 1neutral; can carry an emotional sense of excessive duration · 82%
Lasting several hours; in emotional exaggeration, lasting an excessively long time.
Natural examples
Wir warteten stundenlang auf den verspäteten Zug.
We waited for the delayed train for hours.
Sie telefonierte stundenlang mit ihrer Schwester.
She spoke with her sister on the phone for hours.
Nach der Wanderung schliefen die Kinder stundenlang.
After the hike, the children slept for hours.
Usage note
Stundenlang is a time-related adjective and is normally not graded; it is often used adverbially with verbs.
Mini-lesson: stundenlang
Lasting several hours; in emotional exaggeration, lasting an excessively long time. Stundenlang is a time-related adjective and is normally not graded; it is often used adverbially with verbs.
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